Zeleke Tesema

TL;DR: The moderate heritability estimates for most of the growth traits implies the possibility of selection in conjunction with crossbreeding for a better genetic response, and the positive and high genetic correlation estimates among growth traits confirm the possible of a selection of goats at an early age.

TL;DR: The current crossbreeding program which aims to improving growth performance had a positive influence on the survival rate of lambs and Birth type, sex and year of lambing were the most determinants of ewe productive traits.

TL;DR: In this article , the influence of non-genetic factors on growth traits and Kleiber ratios and to estimate genetic parameters for early growth traits in Dorper × indigenous crossbred sheep were analyzed by the general linear model procedure of statistical analysis system, while the genetic parameters were estimated using a WOMBAT computer program fitted animal model.

TL;DR: The combined genomic selection using genome wide DNA markers that predict tolerance to heat stress and phenotypic selection could be accelerated breeding of highly productive and heat tolerant livestock breeds.

TL;DR: In this paper, the growth and efficiency-related traits of Boer x Central Highland goats raised semi-intensively were evaluated using SAS and genetic and non-genetic factors.